Relentless Tenderness of Jesus

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

September 25, 2025

Relentless Tenderness of Jesus

To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.

Revelation 2:17b-c 

I recall my children each had a special name or nickname, that I gave to each. Some of the names didn’t make much sense to anyone but me, their father, and recipients, but we knew the name.

Whatever thoughts you may have about the ‘afterlife’, have you ever pondered this new name our Heavenly Father has for you? Everything from Genesis to Revelation affirms that whatever else are the attributes of God, the Father Almighty, his relationship with His children He has received through their faith in Christ is rooted in the Relentless Tenderness of Jesus. (Brennan Manning)

The scripture above is included in Jesus’ letter to the church in Pergamum. For me, the context suggests that its promises are both present and future. Thirty years ago, I recall reading a devotion that both affirmed God has a special name for me, and that I could pray and ask God to reveal His name for me. I did. He did. The name is deeply personal to me, and its significance is only understood by me and my Heavenly Father who gave the name to me. I don’t know if He has another name waiting for me when we meet face to face, but until then His name for me, which is most assuredly rooted in the relentless tenderness of Jesus, is enough.

My Takeaway: Tonight, before you go to sleep, ponder how you will feel when your Heavenly Father whispers His name for you when you meet, face to face.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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